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? I took the time to write constructive recommendations of people who have spent decades thinking about the said topics. Most of these books have stood the tes
by kashyapc 5y ago
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I took the time to write constructive recommendations of people who have spent decades thinking about the said topics. Most of these books have stood the test of time.
Your comment and comparison doesn't make sense. If you do your research, you might grasp it better. But what I wrote is plain and clear as it is. (And judging by the off-thread responses I've gotten, many people appreciated it as I intended.)
- 1123581321 5y agoSure, that’s fine. It’s just the same thing Ryan Holliday et al are doing, in comment form. So the ranting is ironic. It makes sense you would receive a proportionate amount of appreciation as well relative to Holliday’s popularizations. Assuming someone who points this out hasn’t read the thread, done research or read many of the same books feels good, I’m sure.
- kashyapc 5y ago"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. [...] Please don't post shallow dismissals." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- 1123581321 5y agoI've read the guidelines before and would consider posting this link without comment to be the only shallow dismissal in this thread. I've been careful to stick to the matter. Again, I will clarify that there is merit to popularizing serious reading or classics. Just not in ranting against popularizing classics while doing so. I sincerely think you'll come around on this as you accumulate more reading and teaching.